INTERACT FORUM

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: mp3PRO decoder  (Read 1897 times)

Trumpetguy

  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 974
mp3PRO decoder
« on: January 31, 2012, 05:16:07 am »

I have a collection of old audiobook files that I digitized from magnetic tapes in the early 2000's. Back then storage cost was an issue, and I chose what I thought was the format of the future: mp3PRO and really low bit rate. Is there a decoder available in JRiver for this? It will probably be decoded as a standard mp3, but will sound quite awful.

An alternative solution would be to transcode the files using a player with mp3PRO decoder and e.g. a flac encoder (or whatever format to preserve the information). I have a lifetime license for MusicMatch, but it seems to have disappeared from the surface of the planet, and I do not have an old install file. Any good suggestions?
Logged

justsomeguy

  • Regular Member
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 525
Re: mp3PRO decoder
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 05:37:13 am »

Logged

Trumpetguy

  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 974
Re: mp3PRO decoder
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 06:01:21 am »

Before anyone suggest googling the topic - I have found at least one decoder already:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/mp3pro_decoder_plugin_for_winamp.htm

It seems to be made for winamp. Before I clutter my htpc with this (and winamp), any idea if it will work as an external decoder in MC?
Logged

Trumpetguy

  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 974
Re: mp3PRO decoder
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 06:02:51 am »

How about here... http://www.oldapps.com/musicmatch.php

Brilliant, thanks. Don't remember if MM will do any transcoding. I'll give it a try.
Logged

Matt

  • Administrator
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 42373
  • Shoes gone again!
Re: mp3PRO decoder
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 08:31:58 am »

Media Center supports most Winamp input plugins.  You could try install it.
Logged
Matt Ashland, JRiver Media Center
Pages: [1]   Go Up